Natural trans fat may not boost "bad" cholesterol

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The artificial trans fats that once abounded in processed foods have become notorious for their undesirable effects on cholesterol levels. But a small clinical trial suggests that natural trans fats may not do the same damage. When 61 healthy women followed a diet with a hefty dose of natural trans fats for four weeks, researchers found there were no changes in the ...

Fried food bad for heart? Not if it's cooked in olive oil

Food fried in olive or sunflower oil not linked to heart disease, study of Mediterranean diet finds

Fried food not bad for heart if cooked in olive, sunflower oil

Food fried in olive or sunflower oil not linked to heart disease, study of Mediterranean diet finds

Guide to heart health: work less, live longer; overweight kids; new valve procedure;

How people live -- stress, sleep, eat and exercise -- can affect their risk for heart disease, the nation's leading killer for women and men, according to the National Institutes of Health. Here's some of the latest thinking: Overtime may be a killer. Long hours on the job are a heart risk, along with smoking, bad cholesterol and high blood pressure.

ALN-PCS, Experimental Treatment, Successfully Lowers Bad Cholesterol: Study

(Reuters) - Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc said an early-stage trial of its experimental cholesterol treatment showed the therapy reduced up to half the level of bad cholesterol in patients.